Authorised form of name | Chapman; Sir; Stephen Remnant (1776 - 1851) |
Dates | 1776 - 1851 |
Nationality | British |
Place of birth | Tainfield House, Taunton, Somerset, England |
Date of birth | 1776 |
Place of death | Tainfield House, Taunton, Somerset |
Date of death | 06 March 1851 |
Occupation | Military engineer |
Activity | Education: Woolwich Career: Entered the Royal Engineers (1793); Lieutenant (1796); Captain (1805); served in Holland (1799), at Copenhagen (1807), and in Portugal; one of the chief officers preparing the lines at Torres Vedras; Secretary to Lord Mulgrave, Master General of Ordnance (1810); Colonel (1813); Governor of Bermuda and lived there (until 1839); Major-General (1837); Lieutenant- General (1847) Honours: Kt 1831; CB 1815
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Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 21/11/1816 |
Relationships | Son of Richard Chapman and his wife Mary, daughter of Stephen Remnant |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
Code | NA3452 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
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EC/1816/12 | Chapman, Sir Stephen Remnant: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |